claw
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1.0
- noun
- /klɔ/
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garra
- Azzie poked at the ice with his claws and found that it had barely softened.
- tooth and claw
- bird claws
- fangs and claws
Like a, like a cat claw, single cat claw, red mark, red line.
- Like a, like a cat claw, single cat claw, red mark, red line.
- Teeth and horns and claws, nature red and tooth and claw.
- My teeth and my claws are for to protect your daughter.
- You know, naked of fur or feather without claws and big teeth.
- I did not put my claws on that Ottoman.
- So three men were swept up by the flabby claws before anyone turned.
- And I tilt my head and there are these like claws clung onto the trellis.
- And so claws just come out of her hands like Wolverine.
- And I was sat next to George and his arms was just claw marks everywhere.
- Yeah, I guess the claw foot is just a fast iron claw foot tub.
- And that nature is red in tooth and claw.
Examples
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Something ghastly appears outside, all teeth and claws, and peers balefully at him through the window.
Fiction book (1991) -
Have you ever seen the claws on a panther?
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The teeth look bigger, the claws look more powerful.
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Our enemies will feel the Dragon's claws pierce... their dead hearts.
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When Rachel at length opened the door, the dogs spilled out, claws scrabbling on the oak floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
The eagle used its sharp claw to grasp its prey tightly.
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He admired the lion's majestic claw, which was designed for tearing meat.
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A turtle's claw helps it dig into the sand and defend itself.
Synonyms
24
6.2
A sharp curved claw on a bird that hunts other animals
Idioms
- Literature
Act in a very fierce and aggressive way when trying to keep or get something
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant or extract used as a medicine for inflammation and to help the immune system
A plant that lives one year with pale flowers marked with purple and a long curved seed pod
- South African
A plant from southern Africa whose root is used to reduce swelling and joint pain
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Etymology
Claw comes from an old English word clawu 'hook' or 'nail'. So a claw is a curved, sharp 'hook' at the end of a toe used to grab or tear.